Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1071

"Well..."

Gilbert locked eyes with her, his gaze sparkling with warmth.

"If we get married, I become her dad naturally. We can explain the past to her when she's older."

Is that really the way?

Sherilyn fell silent for a moment.

Objectively speaking, it was a sound idea.

Jenna was still young, too young to need explanations. If they got married, over time, she would naturally accept Gilbert as her father. As she grew up, she might even forget that her father had been absent for the first few years of her life... It would minimize any hurt to her.

But marriage?

She hadn't really considered it.

Even though they were already in such a relationship.

"Sherilyn."

Seeing her hesitation, Gilbert squeezed her hand gently, his eyes earnest. "Would you? Would you marry me?"

Sherilyn furrowed her brows, caught in indecision.

"No rush."

softly, shaking his head. "You don't have to answer right away. Take

he was being a bit hasty today. Such an important thing as marriage deserved proper preparation, a formal proposal that he hadn't given her the first time around. Just

it, curious, but didn't

Sherilyn volunteered.

news," Gilbert remarked, nodding. "It's been dragging

"How does she feel about

personal matters, and no matter how close you

and

blinding afternoon sun. Across

she emerged,

or

stepped out, waving a hand

What

forcing a smile.

be

about to respond when she

noticing for the first time how pale he looked,

nothing..." Eddy replied, trying to

Rebecca didn't believe him. "Is it your stomach

then

"I thought so."

drinking had taken its toll,

your meds with you?" Rebecca